Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Welcome to the IDG Connect Resource Alert

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     As autumn approaches, it's time to get back to business and focus on the tasks at hand. So check out some of the hottest whitepapers and webcasts available. Research that will help keep you on top of trends, new technologies, persistent issues and strategic plans. But it doesn't have to be all serious. Be sure to take in some interesting facts, quotes and multimedia brain-candy. (Hint: The fun stuff is near the bottom, so don't forget to scroll.) Have a great week!

Solidcore: 12 Key Requirements of PCI
Care to cover the costliest of the dozen compliance requirements?

Novell: Make the Move from UNIX to Linux
Same great taste as your regular OS. And best of all, less filling.

Inovis: Business Process Integration - Driving Alignment Throughout the Enterprise
Is your global supply chain's weakest link efficiency?

Riverbed RiOS 4.0: Raising the Bar in Wide Area Data Services
Fasten your seatbelt. It's time to accelerate.

Symantec: Endpoint Protection
A unified, proactive approach to endpoint security.

Borland: Tracing Performance Issues to Their Source
Simply identifying the bottlenecks is only half the battle.

Storage Networking World (SNW) conference: October 15-18, 2007 - Dallas, Texas
Offering a Solutions Center, Hands-On Lab, Expo, General and Tutorial Sessions, SNW is the leading conference for IT managers, storage architects and infrastructure professionals. See if you qualify for complimentary registration--a $1,690 value!

Visit the Laptops/Notebooks Section within the Vast IDG Connect Library
Targeted research for the mobile warrior.

Real Life Simpsons Intro
An amazing re-creation of the animation sequence we've seen hundreds of times.

On this day in 1957, Ford Motor Company introduced the Edsel. In 1956, the IBM RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer to use magnetic disk storage, was introduced. In 1951, the first live transcontinental television broadcast took place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. In 1949, the Bristol Brabazon took its maiden flight. In 1923, the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah, took its maiden flight. And in 1888, George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak and received a patent for his camera that uses roll film. Happy Birthday Beyoncé Knowles (1981), Futurama's John DiMaggio (1968), Damon Wayans (1960), David (Dr. Drew) Pinsky (1958), golfers Tom Watson (1949) and Raymond Floyd (1942), Mitzi Gaynor (1931), Dick York (1928), AI's "Uncle" John McCarthy (1927) and Paul Harvey (1918). RIP Steve Irwin (d. 2006) and Hervé Villechaize (1993).

"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."
  - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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